BRIEF CAMP DESCRIPTION: Lantern Creek is an overnight camp for girls ages 7-17 located in the piney woods of Montgomery,Texas. We have gone beyond the traditional rules for what summer camp "should" be and developed unexpected, wide-ranging activities with a common theme: fostering self-confidence and creative thinking in girls. We nurture a diverse group of girls to feel that they can accomplish anything - or at least try. We celebrate both successes and great attempts.

CAMP LOCATION: We are located about 1 hour north of Houston, 2.5 hours east of Austin, on 100 acres of the beautiful Texas Piney Woods. Please visit our website and our Events page (lanterncreekevents.com) for lots of camp photos!

CAMP FACILITIES: Our camp features four adorable bunkhouse cabins that have central air & heat. We have an expansive dining room that seats 200, four art studios, a brand new swimming pool with beach entry, large deep end and multiple water features, a fully equipped high and low ropes challenge course, a lighted sports pavilion, two lakes, 40 foot water slide, archery range, gaga pit, and volleyball court.

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: Camp Lantern Creek promotes girl empowerment activities that are designed to help every camper become a modern Renaissance girl. We have classes in everything from painting to tire-changing, fine art to Archery. We believe she should have the chance to do it all, or at least try it for herself. We’ve thrown out the traditional rules of what every “well-rounded” girl should do or learn or know.

Our goal: to help her make her art, find her voice, discover her path and learn some emotional and life skills along the way. That’s why our programming spans everything from painting to technical theater to singing to tire-changing and working with power tools. We believe she can do it all, or at least have the chance to try every bit of it for herself.

We focus on teaching creative and critical thinking skills while allowing every camper to just be herself. All of our activities, from art and theater to ropes and canoeing, are open to all skill and experience levels and are the perfect vehicle for fostering self-confidence, self-esteem and leadership.

Camp Lantern Creek is unique in our dedication to camper-centered learning. We put campers first. We are focused on the camper’s needs, abilities, interests and learning styles. Our activities and our leadership program acknowledge camper voice as central to the learning process for every camper. Camp Lantern Creek girls are encouraged to be active, responsible participants in shaping their camp experience. We believe outdoor play is important as well, with a ropes course, pool, lake and multi-story water slide. A camper might spend part of her morning making pop art, the other half in a canoe, and the afternoon in “Rosie’s Riveters,” a class designed to teach girls how to use real-world tools.

Our mission is to create and sustain a magical environment where campers try new things every day while making lifelong friendships.

CAMP LEADERSHIP CIT/LIT PROGRAMS: We have a national class leadership program that begins with rising 9th graders and proceeds through the high school year. We have intentionally developed training that lends itself extremely well to college and job applications, as well as rounding out real-world skills.

CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: We have limited scholarships available. Please contact owner, Sunni Markowitz at sunni[AT]camplanterncreek.com. All applications must be submitted by January 30th.

FAMILY CAMP SESSION(S): In the spring, we offer a weekend for mothers and daughters to experience a day in the life at camp together. This is ideal for new campers and their moms to see what we are all about and to meet our staff face to face. This year that weekend is March 2rd - 54h. Visit the website for more information

YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS: We offer many activities fro our campers and propsective campers to come together through out the year.We schedule field trips to museums, theaters and nature hikes. These can be found under CLC Adventures or Camp Activity Dates on our website.

SUMMER CAMP JOBS: Camp Lantern Creek is looking for enthusiastic, well qualified young women to be counselors for the summer of 2016. Tucked in the beautiful Texas Piney Woods, Camp Lantern Creek is a residential summer camp for girls ages 7 to 17. Combining traditional summer camp activities with visual and performing arts, Lantern Creek provides the best possible environment for campers to discover their strengths and grow through life-changing experience.

You might be a CLC Counselor if :

• You LOVE kids! Our counselors spend their summer with our campers, so we hire young women who love working with the coolest kids around.• You are enthusiastic. We are looking for energetic, fun people to join our team.

• You have excellent communication and leadership skills. We operate as a team from the top down and want you to have ownership in your experience here at CLC.

• Teaching ability - experience is awesome, but a willingness to learn is fantastic, too.

• You are accepting and open-minded. We are proud to have girls from all walks of life here at camp!

• You are flexible and creative — camp is ever-changing and fast paced!

Camp Lantern Creek counselors are the best of the best when it comes to female role models. Our staff is fun, caring, independent, compassionate, and patient. Working as a collaborative team with our counselors, we empower our staff to teach and care for children in a fun and nurturing environment.

Our counselors do it all - waking up campers each morning with singing and dancing, teaching different classes that they are passionate about, facilitating leadership development, leading evening programs, and even cleaning camp. Yes, this job is a lot of work, but it is most rewarding job you will ever have. After all, life is good... but camp is better!

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